News from South America
FAN South America welcomes new Regional Coordinator
In July, FAN South America welcomed Leonardo Tambussi of IIED-AL in Argentina as the network's new Regional Coordinator.
Community Water and Sanitation Fair "Nuestra Agua 2013"
In March 2013, FAN Latin American networks: FANAS, FANCA and FANMex, along with other organizations organised the Community Water and Sanitation Management Fair “Nuestra Agua 2013”. The fair, which aimed to increase the visibility of community water management groups and to provide a space to share and learn, took place in Granada, Nicaragua.
Ninon Machado de Faria Leme Franco
Sign an international petition calling on decision makers to act at Rio+20
Brazilian youth group Generation+20 has launched an international petition calling on decision makers to act at Rio+20. FANAS member Vitae Civilis is one of the project's supporters.
CSD 19 fails to end in negotiated agreement
Rubens Born, FANAS founder member from the Instituto Vitae Civilis is closely following the processes running up to Rio+20. He reports on developments at the 19th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD 19).
Brazil's first female President
On 31 October, Brazil became one of the few nations with a female head of state.
Get involved with the TicTacTicTac campaign
FANAS member Vitae Civilis, Brazil, is one of the collaborators of the TicTacTicTac campaign which calls for a fair, ambitious and binding climate change agreement.
FANAS attracts interest at 4th Assembly of the Global Environmental Facility
Executive Director of the Ipanema Institute, Ninon Machado, represented FAN on one of its key themes – the rights to water and sanitation – at the 4th Assembly of the Global Environmental Facility
Towards a common strategy in Latin America
At the January meeting in Costa Rica, FAN’s three partner networks in Latin America – FANCA, FAN MEX and FANAS – proposed to work together to create a pan-Latin American strate
